Afrikaans taktiek | ||
Albanian taktikë | ||
Amharic ታክቲክ | ||
Arabic تكتيك | ||
Armenian մարտավարություն | ||
Assamese কৌশল | ||
Aymara táctica ukax mä juk’a pachanakanwa | ||
Azerbaijani taktika | ||
Bambara taktiki (tactic) ye | ||
Basque taktika | ||
Belarusian тактыка | ||
Bengali কৌশল | ||
Bhojpuri रणनीति के बा | ||
Bosnian taktika | ||
Bulgarian тактика | ||
Catalan tàctica | ||
Cebuano taktika | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 战术 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 戰術 | ||
Corsican tactica | ||
Croatian taktika | ||
Czech taktika | ||
Danish taktik | ||
Dhivehi ޓެކްޓިކް އެވެ | ||
Dogri रणनीति | ||
Dutch tactiek | ||
English tactic | ||
Esperanto taktiko | ||
Estonian taktika | ||
Ewe aɖaŋudzedze | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) taktika | ||
Finnish taktiikka | ||
French tactique | ||
Frisian taktyk | ||
Galician táctica | ||
Georgian ტაქტიკა | ||
German taktik | ||
Greek τακτική | ||
Guarani táctica rehegua | ||
Gujarati યુક્તિ | ||
Haitian Creole taktik | ||
Hausa dabara | ||
Hawaiian taktika | ||
Hebrew טקטיקה | ||
Hindi रणनीति | ||
Hmong tactic | ||
Hungarian taktika | ||
Icelandic taktík | ||
Igbo ụzọ aghụghọ | ||
Ilocano taktika | ||
Indonesian taktik | ||
Irish tactic | ||
Italian tattica | ||
Japanese 戦術 | ||
Javanese taktik | ||
Kannada ತಂತ್ರ | ||
Kazakh тактика | ||
Khmer កលល្បិច | ||
Kinyarwanda amayeri | ||
Konkani रणनीती | ||
Korean 술책 | ||
Krio taktik we dɛn kin yuz | ||
Kurdish taktîk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) تاکتیک | ||
Kyrgyz тактика | ||
Lao ຍຸດທະວິທີ | ||
Latin artibus | ||
Latvian taktika | ||
Lingala tactique ya kosala | ||
Lithuanian taktika | ||
Luganda akakodyo | ||
Luxembourgish taktik | ||
Macedonian тактика | ||
Maithili रणनीति | ||
Malagasy tetika | ||
Malay taktik | ||
Malayalam തന്ത്രം | ||
Maltese tattika | ||
Maori tātai | ||
Marathi युक्ती | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯥꯀꯄꯤ ꯇꯝꯕꯤꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo tactic hmanga tih a ni | ||
Mongolian тактик | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) နည်းဗျူဟာ | ||
Nepali युक्ति | ||
Norwegian taktikk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) njira | ||
Odia (Oriya) କ act ଶଳ | | ||
Oromo tooftaa | ||
Pashto تاکتیک | ||
Persian تاکتیک | ||
Polish taktyka | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) tática | ||
Punjabi ਜੁਗਤ | ||
Quechua táctica nisqa | ||
Romanian tactică | ||
Russian тактика | ||
Samoan togafiti | ||
Sanskrit रणनीतिः | ||
Scots Gaelic tactic | ||
Sepedi leano | ||
Serbian тактику | ||
Sesotho leqheka | ||
Shona zano | ||
Sindhi حڪمت | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උපක්රමය | ||
Slovak taktika | ||
Slovenian taktika | ||
Somali taatiko | ||
Spanish táctica | ||
Sundanese taktik | ||
Swahili mbinu | ||
Swedish taktik | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) taktika | ||
Tajik тактика | ||
Tamil தந்திரோபாயம் | ||
Tatar тактика | ||
Telugu వ్యూహం | ||
Thai ชั้นเชิง | ||
Tigrinya ሜላ | ||
Tsonga tactic | ||
Turkish taktik | ||
Turkmen taktikasy | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ ade | ||
Ukrainian тактика | ||
Urdu حربہ | ||
Uyghur تاكتىكا | ||
Uzbek taktika | ||
Vietnamese chiến thuật | ||
Welsh tacteg | ||
Xhosa iqhinga | ||
Yiddish טאַקטיק | ||
Yoruba ọgbọn | ||
Zulu iqhinga |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "taktiek" can refer to a strategy or tactic in a game or competition, or a military tactic or maneuver. |
| Albanian | In Albanian, “taktikë” also means “the art of weaving”. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ታክቲክ" can also refer to a trick or a ruse. |
| Arabic | The word "تكتيك" is derived from the Greek word "taktikos", meaning "pertaining to tactics" or "arranged in order of battle." |
| Armenian | The Armenian word for "tactic" is formed from "մարտ" (fight) and "վարել" (to conduct, manage), thereby referencing the management of a fight. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "taktika" in Azerbaijani is derived from the Greek word "taktikos", meaning "arranged in order" and is used to refer to the plan of action in military operations. |
| Basque | The word "taktika" in Basque also refers to a specific type of military strategy involving surprise and deception. |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "тактыка" is a loanword from the Greek "τακτικός" which also means "arranged in order". |
| Bengali | In its original Sanskrit form, 'कौशल' (Kaushal) referred not just to tactics or strategies, but also to various forms of arts, skills, and techniques. |
| Bosnian | The word “taktika” in Bosnian comes from the Greek “taktike,” meaning “the art of arranging” and “arrangement.” |
| Bulgarian | The word "tactics" comes from the Greek word "taktikos," meaning "relating to military tactics". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "tàctica" can also refer to a type of dance or a military formation. |
| Cebuano | "Taktika" can also refer to a method or system, particularly in medicine or science. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese word "战术" (tactic) is composed of two characters: "战" (war) and "术" (method). |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 戰術 can also mean "a scheme or strategy". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "tactica" can also refer to a type of sheep shearing. |
| Croatian | The word "taktika" in Croatian also refers to a military unit or formation, akin to a battalion. |
| Czech | The Czech word "taktika" also has a colloquial meaning, referring to the strategy or approach one takes in a particular situation. |
| Danish | The word "taktik" also means "plan" or "policy" in Danish. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "tactiek" also means "strategy", "ploy", "methodology", and "approach". |
| Esperanto | "Taktiko" and "taktiko" have alternate meanings of "tactics" and "tactic" respectively. |
| Estonian | "Taktika" in Estonian also means "politics". |
| Finnish | The word "taktiikka" can also refer to a specific military formation, or to a plan or strategy in general. |
| French | The word "tactique" in French can also mean "tactics", and derives from the Ancient Greek word "taktikē" which means "arrangement or organization". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "taktyk" is derived from the Greek word "taktikos", meaning "relating to tactics". |
| Galician | The Galician word "táctica" also means "skill" or "knowledge". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ტაქტიკა" comes from the Greek word "τακτική", which means "arrangement" or "method of procedure". |
| German | The German word "Taktik" can also refer to a strategy or approach used in a game or competition. |
| Greek | The Greek word "τακτική" also means "arrangement" and "order". |
| Gujarati | The word "યુક્તિ" comes from the Sanskrit word "युक्ति" (yukti), meaning "means, expedient, device, skill". In English, "tactic" typically refers to a military maneuver, while "strategy" refers to a broader plan of action. In Gujarati, "યુક્તિ" can be used in either sense. |
| Haitian Creole | The term 'taktik' is derived from the Greek word 'taktikos', meaning 'pertaining to tactics'. It can also refer to 'strategy' or 'cunning'. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "dabara" also means "secret", "plot", or "scheme", highlighting the strategic nature of tactics. |
| Hawaiian | The term “taktika” in Hawaiian can also refer to a method or style of carrying out a task or activity. |
| Hebrew | The word "טקטיקה" ("tactic") in Hebrew has its roots in rhetoric, where it referred to the arrangement of arguments in a speech. |
| Hindi | "रणनीति" is related to the Sanskrit word "रण" which means "warfare" and "नीति" which means strategy, therefore, it refers to clever and well-planned war tactics. |
| Hmong | In Hmong, the word tactic is also used to describe a person's strategy or approach. |
| Hungarian | Hungarian word "taktika" originated from Greek word "taktike" which means "ordering, disposition". |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, taktík also means "strategy", "method", or "approach". |
| Igbo | The word "ụzọ aghụghọ" in Igbo holds a double meaning, serving as both a "tactic" and a "cunning means" for achieving a goal. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "taktik" can also refer to the arrangement of a dance or musical composition. |
| Irish | In Irish, tactic is a borrowing of the French tactique, which itself is a borrowing of the Italian tattica, ultimately deriving from the Greek taktike, meaning the "art of arranging troops". |
| Italian | Tactica in Italian can also mean 'the knowledge of a trade or art' or 'way of behaving or acting towards a certain aim'. |
| Japanese | 戦術 (tactic) comes from the Chinese words 戰術 (戰 = battle, 術 = method), meaning "the art of warfare". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "taktik" also means "movement" or "step". |
| Kannada | The word “ತಂತ್ರ” in Kannada comes from the Sanskrit word “tantra,” which means a method, system, or technique. |
| Kazakh | 'Тактика' ('tactic') originally derived from Greek, meaning 'arrange' or 'order.' |
| Korean | 술책, originally meaning “military strategies,” was later adopted by Go players in the Silla dynasty to describe a sequence of strategic moves |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "taktîk" can also refer to "strategy" or the "way to do something", and ultimately derives from Greek via Persian. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "тактика" ("tactic") in Kyrgyz also means "strategy" or "plan of action". |
| Latin | The word "artibus" in Latin is also used to refer to a craft or trade. |
| Latvian | In Latvian, the word “taktika” (tactic) comes from the Greek word “taktike”, which means “art of arranging or marshalling troops.” |
| Lithuanian | The word "taktika" in Lithuanian comes from the Greek word "taktike", meaning "the art of arranging troops". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Taktik" can also refer to a specific type of playing card in a traditional card game called "Spillchen". |
| Macedonian | The word "тактика" in Macedonian is derived from the Greek word "τακτικός" (taktikos), meaning "relating to arrangement" or "pertaining to tactics". Alternatively, it can also refer to a set of strategic plans or maneuvers for achieving a particular goal in military, politics, or business. |
| Malagasy | The word "tetika" is derived from the Arabic word "tactique" meaning "military strategy". |
| Malay | The word "taktik" is also used in Malay to refer to a "device" or a "means" of achieving a desired outcome. |
| Malayalam | The word "tactic" in Malayalam ("തന്ത്രം") also means wisdom or art. |
| Maltese | The word "tattika" in Maltese is derived from the Italian word "tattica", which in turn comes from the Greek word "taktikos" meaning "relating to tactics or strategy." |
| Maori | The word |
| Marathi | In addition to "tactic," युक्ती can also mean "strategy," "scheme," or "plan." |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "tactic" can also be spelled "тактик". |
| Nepali | The term 'युक्ति' also refers to 'intellect' or 'plan'. |
| Norwegian | "Taktikk" (tactic) derives from the Greek word "taktikos," meaning "pertaining to arrangement". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "njira" in Nyanja (Chichewa) comes from the Proto-Bantu word "-njila", which means "path" or "way", and is also related to the word "njira" in Swahili and Zulu, which means "road" or "route." |
| Pashto | The word "تاکتیک" also means "method" or "strategy" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word "tactic" comes from the Greek word "taktikos," meaning "arranged in order" or "pertaining to tactics." |
| Polish | The Polish word "taktyka" derives from the Greek word "taktike" which referred to the art of arranging troops and ordering their movement during battle. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "tática" in Portuguese means "tactic" and derives from the Greek word "τακτική" (taktikē), meaning "arrangement" or "disposition". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "jugat" originated from the Sanskrit word "yuj" and has the extended meaning of "scheme" or "plan." |
| Romanian | "Tactică" derives from Ancient Greek "τακτική" (taktikē) meaning "arrangement" or "the art of ordering troops". |
| Russian | The word "тактика" ("tactic") in Russian can also mean "strategy" or "tactics" in a broader sense. |
| Samoan | The term 'togafiti' is often used specifically in reference to the strategy of 'toga' or war, which involves a group of warriors advancing in a straight line. |
| Scots Gaelic | "Tactaic" in Scots Gaelic means "tactic" or "strategy". |
| Serbian | "Тактика" (tactic) in Serbian has the same origin as the Greek word "τακτική" (taktike), which refers to the art of commanding troops and maneuvers in battle. |
| Sesotho | The word "leqheka" in Sesotho can also mean "way" or "manner of doing something." |
| Shona | "Zano" can also mean "method", "way", or "means". |
| Sindhi | "حڪمت" (tactic) is derived from the Arabic word "حکمة" (wisdom), suggesting strategy and cunning in military manoeuvres. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word ඔාපිනල ('tactic') also refers to a plan or method. |
| Slovak | "Taktika" pochádza z gréčtiny a znamená "usporiadanie, zoraďovanie". |
| Slovenian | The word "taktika" also means "tactics" in Greek. |
| Somali | The word "taatiko" in Somali also refers to a "plan" or "strategy". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "táctica" can also refer to a "trick" or "scheme". |
| Sundanese | The Indonesian word "taktik" comes from the Sundanese word "taktik", which originally refers to a type of battle formation. |
| Swahili | Mbinu (tactic) derives from Arabic "binaa" (structure), highlighting tactical strategies' architectural nature. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "taktik" can also refer to a person who engages in cunning or manipulative behavior. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "taktika" also refers to the art or skill of using weapons or fighting. |
| Tajik | In Tajik, "тактика" also means "the art, science, or profession of war." |
| Telugu | The word "వ్యూహం" can also mean "plan" or "strategy" in Telugu. |
| Thai | The Thai word "ชั้นเชิง" (tactic) also means "level of sophistication or skill". |
| Turkish | Taktik is also used colloquially to refer to a way of doing something effectively or efficiently. |
| Ukrainian | Derived from the ancient Greek word τακτική (taktika), which means "arrangement, order, method, system." |
| Urdu | The word "حربہ" can also mean a "weapon" or a "stratagem". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "taktika" is derived from the Greek word taktike, meaning "science of arrangement" |
| Vietnamese | Chiến thuật is a Vietnamese word derived from the Chinese word zhàn shù (戰術), which also means "tactic". |
| Welsh | "Tacteg" is not a Welsh word, and the word "tactic" comes from the Greek "taktikos" meaning "arranged". |
| Xhosa | The word "Iqhinga" can also refer to a plan or strategy. |
| Yiddish | טאַקטיק in Yiddish is derived from the Greek word "τακτικός" (taktikos), meaning "arranged in order", and can also refer to the arrangement of musical notes. |
| Yoruba | "Ọgbọn" in Yoruba can also refer to wisdom, knowledge, or intelligence. |
| Zulu | The term iqhinga also refers to a strategy, method, or approach, particularly as employed in combat or competition |
| English | The word "tactic" comes from the Greek word "taktikos," meaning "pertaining to arrangement or order." |